Recipes using the Parisi family’s great fresh produce!
Lemon Shortbread Cookies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! I created these lemon shortbread cookies by accident. I started thinking about classic Aussie melting moments – but I didn’t have any cornflour so substituted rice flour, which gave my cookies more of a shortbread texture. I still […]
Cranachan Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Cranachan, a combination of oats, raspberries, whisky and honey (ideally heather honey, which is available online from Gourmet Life), is the most typical Scottish dessert. A bit like a Scottish Eton mess, these days it’s usually made with whipped cream, though traditionally Scotland’s cottage […]
Kolokithokeftedes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! These fritters (keftedes in Greek) are typically served as part of a mezedes, the array of snacks eaten at the start of a meal or at any time when drinking ouzo. Add some dolmades, spanakopita, Janni Kyritsis’ stuffed red capsicum […]
Raspberry Lime Sherbet Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! I love the way good basic recipes can be rejigged to suit different occasions and ingredients. I originally made a mango and lime sorbet (more accurately called a sherbet, see FAQ below for details); then when I needed […]
While cocktails are typically served before dinner, I find some are better suited to the end of the evening. Here’s my version of five classic cocktails that are perfect after, or instead of, dessert. Make your own simple sugar syrup by combining equal quantities of water and sugar or have fun with the exciting range […]
Mango, Lime & Crème Fraîche Sorbet Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! This super easy mango crème fraîche sorbet is inspired by Katrina Kanetani’s plum sorbet in the cookbook Pier, and you could substitute plum or any other fresh fruit for the mango. The crème fraîche gives […]
Duck a l’Orange Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! I love this easy version of the classic duck à l’orange. It’s inspired by Pierre Koffman’s recipe for wild duck in orange sauce in Memories of Gascony and is simpler than most because it doesn’t require stock, just […]
Bresaola, Watercress & Egg Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! I fell in love with bresaola when I was researching A Lombardian Cookbook in Italy with Alessandro Pavoni. A specialty of Lombardy, bresaola is salt-cured beef eye round that’s dried in the crisp Alpine air. […]
Grilled Asparagus with Sauce Maltaise Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! Spring brings so many wonderful ingredients together, including two of my favourites: new season asparagus and blood oranges. And I love combining them in this dish of grilled asparagus with sauce Maltaise. Being one of […]
Deep-fried Zucchini Flowers Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! The best deep-fried zucchini flowers I’ve ever tasted were served at Buon Ricordo. They weren’t filled, just coated in a very light yeasted batter, deep-fried in olive oil and well salted! I used to drive chef-patron Armando Percuoco […]
